Fishing-reel.



E. P. ANDREAS.

FISHING REEL.

I APPLICATION FILED JAN- 30, I913- 1,281,261. Patented Oct. 15,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- E. P. ANDREAS.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION TILED JAN- 30. l9l8.

Pateflted 001;. 15, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EHENREIGH PHILLIP ANDREAS, subject of the King of Great Y wind on: the -line. an'd ma Britain and Ireland, residing at Leuralla, Laura, New South Wales Australia, have invented new and; useful lmprovements in Fishing-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to line reels for fishing rods. leasing the drum to permit it to spin unretarded so that the line may be permitted to run out freely without reversing the winding crank; in means for connecting the winding crank to the drum including a resilient friction clutch, by which the line tension may be regulated and limited, so that the line may pay out whenever the tension upon it exceeds the adjusted maximum, while the winding crank is being turned con tinuously to rewind it into the drum; in means for applying light retardation to the drum when it is released to check spinning and prevent overrunning, to facilitatecasting t e line; in certain improvements in the control mechanism to facilitate manipula tion; and in. other details of construction which are hereinafter fully described.

The winding crank is frictionally engaged to the drum through a cork disk friction clutch which is controlled by an ad'usting ni t by means of which the clutch iension may be varied either when the drum is at rest or while-the line is paying out. The

twinding crank may be turned positively to 4 also be turned posip ively. while'the drum is idle or is turnmg negatively owing to the excessive pull on i the line' flhe drive clutch which brakes the drum rotation and connects the drum to the winding crank may be engaged with any reuired degree of slip tension or may be entirely freed, so that in the i' ormer case the linemay be wound on to the reel by rotating the winding crank, the-clutch sli ping when the tension. on the line exceeds t e slip tension to which the clutch is adjusted, and in the latter case the line is permitted to run ,outlfre'ely and unretarded. A light tension casting brake is rovidel independently of the drive clutch or applying a light braking efiect to the drum so that while it may turn' uite freely to allow the line to pa out, it not spin and backwind'or tang e thg line during casting. Adjustment of the Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed Ianuary so, 1918. Serial No. amass.

, housing controls a with the sleeve on w ich the drum is mount- It consistsin means for reof the sleeve flange; this pawl has an a negligible braking efi'ect, and permits either;

friction clutch tension and of the casting brake tension are efi'ected by means of milled nuts or wing nuts on the drive side of the reel. A finger lever on the inner side of the awl which is engaged ed, and when engaged orevents reverse rotation of the'sleeve. l" en the tension casting brake is used for controlling the reverse spinning of the drum in casting the line, this pawl is disengaged and the drum may then rotate freely subject to the adjusted retardation imposed by the casting brake.

The drum is housed in a lantern frame and is rotatable on a sleeve'which in turn is .rotatably mounted on a fixed hollow spindle concentrically in-the housing; the core of this spindle forms a pocket for lubricating oil. The winding crank is fixed on the end of the sleeve and operated to turn the drum and sleeve positively when the drive clutch Patented Get. 15, 1918.

is engaged. The drive clutch comprises a metal washer set against one cheek of the drum, a cork washer set against the other cheek of the drum, 9. flange on the sleeve forming an abutment for the cork washer, and a thumbnut on the, other end of the sleeve arranged to apply pressure to force the washers against the drum cheeks and so frictionally engage the drum to the sleeve. 'llhe edge of, the sleeve flange is double toothed. A click pawl mounted on the cheek of the drum engages one toothed edge ost positive or negative movement of the drum, I

the rate of the drums rotation bein suggested by the pitch of the sound madeiy the click pawl running over. the detent The other detent edge. of the flange is also engaged by a releasable spring. held pawl which is mounted on the housing; said pawl when engaged permits positive rotation of ut prevents negative rotation of I the sleeve, the sleeve and winding crank; it may be disengaged by means of a finger lever on the back of the housing, and, when it is disengaged, the sleeve carrying the drum and the g cran low spindle. I

The free rotation of the sleeve on thehollow spindle is however r controllable by a k, are free to rotate on the hollight friction brake which consists of a small cork washer which contacts with the outer side of the sleeve flange, and a tension adjusting nut which operates to com ress said braking washer tween said s eeve flange and a fixed abutment which is preferably formed by a flange on the hollow spindle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1- 1s an end elevation of the reel complete,-

with a portion ofthe frame broken away to display the clutch and brake adjustment nuts;

Fig. 2 is a side-elevation of the winding crank side of the reel;

Fig. 3 is a partial, rear side elevation showmg the release pawland finger lever control for same;

Fig. 4 is an elevational view on the inside of the frame corresponding with Fig. 2 and showing the one way pawl, portion of the detent. flange of the sleeve which it engages, and the pawl releasing cam which is fitted on' the finger lever spindle;

Fig. 5 is a fragment elevational view corresponding with Fig. 3 showing the finger end in a collar flan e lever moved over and the one way pawl out of engagement with the detent flange of the sleeve; Fig. 6 isa vertical section throughthe reel;

Fig. 7 is an end elevational view of the drum showing the click pawl and its spring; and Fig. 8 is an elevational view.

corresponding with Fig. 4 illustrating an altern'atlve one way pawl mechanism for engaging the flange of the sleeve.

The frame consists ofa back plate A with lantern sides B and a face ring C. On the back plate A is mounted the hollow spindle D, the core of which forms an oil chamber which connects through oil holes with the bearing surfaces on which the sleeve E turns. Sa1d sleeve terminates at its back F, the periphery of which is double toot ed to engage the click pawl and the one Way pawl. Between the flange F and the hub portion J of the drum ver arm M, the washers K and L, and the drum hub J more or less tightly together. The drum 0 is then rotatable relatively to the sleeve E, subject to the de ee of frictlonal grlp of the cork washer due to this compression. .When the thumb nut N is eased, the drum 0 may run freely on the sleeve E, but when the said nut is tightened up, the drum can turn relatively to the sleeve E only when considerable force is applied to it, the washers being then pressed trolling.

. withstandin tightly against the drum cheeks, and brak- 'mgthe movement of the drum relatively to the sleeve and the winding crank.

The inner part G of the detented edge of the flange F engages the click pawl P which iscentered at p on the cheek of the drum.

This pawl is normally kept at central positlon by a'bow wire spring Q. The detent teeth-running over the point of the pawl P when the locking pawl R is engaged with" the said teeth produce 'a clicking sound, the pitch of which determines to the angler the speed at which the drum 0 is'turning rela tively to the sleeve E, that is to say, the speed at which the line is paying out.

The sleeve E may turn only positively unless the locking pawl R is disengaged by moving thefinger lever S from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 5. In the latter position, the drum and sleeve E run as one unit'on the sp ndle D to allow the lure to run out while For casting the line, it is necessary,

however, that suflicient retardation should bedmposed on the free rotation of the sleeve and the drum to preventover-spinmng and subsequent back winding and tangling of the line. This retardation is imposed b means of a small friction washer W of cor contained between the seating flange ofthe.

hollow spindle D and the outer side of the sleeve flange F. Pressure is applied to the washer by. a tension nut Y running on the end of the hollow spindle D and bearing against the end of the sleeve E.

The fish is played by varying the tenslon of the drum clutch by means of the nut N,

whereby reater or less brakingk resistance is impose on the turning of t e drum 0 relatively to the sleeve, so that the line is held under more or less. tension. If while the clutch is engaged the hand crank T be rotated positively, the drum will be turned positively and wind in the line whenever the tension on the line is less than the tension corresponding with the frictional grip between the clutch washers and the drum cheeks. The angler ma therefore continue to turn the hand crank,- 'a'vin" first adjusted the tension nut N, and then t e line will be wound in when the pull of the fish is less than the regulated clutch tension, but when the pull exceeds the clutch tension the drum turns negativel and the line pays out notbeing turne' positively.

For casting the line, the clutch is en aged and the brake W adjusted b the nut the pawl R disengaged. turns freely, allowmg the lineto run out,

but the drum. does not spin so as to backwind or tangle the line.

In the '-a ternatin'g construction of one way or lockmg pawl indicated in Fig. 8,8

t at the hand "crank is still and he drum then edge hard leather check pawl U with angular takes the lace of the tooth pawl R shown in other gures. Negative turning movement applied to the drum then causes the detent teeth H to bite into the leather U and so look the detented sleeve flange. When, however, the lever S is turned (see Fig. 5) the leather chock pawl U is withdrawn, and then the sleeve E may rotate in a negative direction on the spindle D.

I have not illustrated gearin mechanism between the hand crank T and t e drum for the purpose of multiplying the winding rotations of the hand crank. Gearing for that purgose is well lmown, and may be used in com the present specification.

What I claim as m invention and desire to' secure by Letters atent is 1. A fishing reel comprising an open side lantern housing fitted with a fixed hollow spindle, a sleeve rotatable thereon with a detent edge collar flange at one end of it, a cork washer abuttin against said flange, a slidable non-rotatab e metal washer and a winding crank M carried on the other end of sa1d sleeve and axially adjustable thereon, a tension adjusting nut screwed on the outer end of said sleeve andadapted to apadapted to slide on a pillow block V collar flange,

ination with the features disclosed in said washers to frictionply compression to sleeve thereally engage said drum to said through, a reverse check pawl mounted on the back of the housing and normally engaged with the detent edge of the sleeve a release device for disengaging said pawl and thus freeing said drum and sleeve. on said spindle an a two way click pawl mounted on the housing and enfgiaging the detent edge of the sleeve collar ange.

2., In a fishing reel, the combination of 'a housing, a fixe spindle therein, a sleeve mounted on said s mdle and having a flange at one end thereo a drum mounted on sa1d 66 sleeve, a friction member interposed between one face of said drum and one face of said flange, a second friction member interposed between the other face of .said flange and one end of said spindle, and means respec $6 tively for regulating the friction between said friction members and their contiguous In testimony whereof I name to this specification in two-subscribing witnesses.

'EHENREIOH PHILLIP ANDREAS.

have signed my Witnesses:

G. GARDNER,

W. J. HUMPHREYS.-

the presence of W 

